Everything you need to know about Architect's Time Saver
Architect's Time Saver (ATS) is an AI-powered tool designed to help Azure Solutions Architects rapidly evaluate requirements and produce detailed architecture designs for cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Given a natural-language description of your requirements, ATS analyses the demand, selects appropriate Azure services and SKUs, estimates monthly costs, generates an architecture diagram, and provides concrete improvement suggestions — all in one automated workflow.
ATS does not replace the architect. It removes the repetitive, time-consuming groundwork so you can focus on higher-level decisions, client conversations, and final review.
ATS is built for professionals who design and evaluate Azure solutions on a regular basis:
ATS offers two modes, so you can choose the right balance between speed and depth.
Produces an initial high-level assessment of your requirements: assumed Azure resources, architecture type, design decisions, trade-offs, and a confidence level.
Best when: you need a fast sanity-check or want to validate whether a requirement is worth a full analysis.
Runs the complete six-step agentic workflow: requirements analysis, service & SKU selection, security analysis, design validation, diagram generation, cost calculation, and improvement tips.
Best when: you need a complete, reviewable design artefact — for a proposal, workshop, or architecture review.
The richer your description, the more accurate the output. Include the business context, expected scale (users, transactions, data volume), availability requirements, compliance constraints, and any existing services you must integrate with.
Example — less effective:
"I need a web app with a database."
Example — more effective:
"A customer-facing e-commerce portal for a retail company, expected 10 000 concurrent users at peak, 99.9% uptime SLA, GDPR-compliant data storage in West Europe, integration with an existing on-premises ERP via VPN, and a managed relational database with read replicas for reporting."
If your model supports vision or document processing, you can upload existing architecture diagrams, specification documents, or screenshots. ATS will incorporate them into its analysis and produce a summary of what it found in the uploaded files.
Start with a Quick Analysis if the requirements are unclear or you just need a first opinion. Run a Full Analysis when you want a complete, export-ready artefact.
Use the Model selector to switch between AI models. Faster models are great for Quick Analysis while smarter models produce better results for Full Analysis. See Choosing a model below for details.
ATS output is a starting point, not a final answer. Review the design decisions and trade-offs, check the cost breakdown, and run the analysis again with a refined description if needed. Use the improvement suggestions to guide follow-up iterations.
Once satisfied, export the full analysis to PDF, Word, or Markdown for further refinement.
ATS supports multiple AI model providers and models. You can switch the active model using the Model selector below the requirements text area. The choice of model affects both the speed and the depth of the analysis.
Lightweight models optimised for speed and cost efficiency. They produce solid results in less time and are a good match for Quick Analysis or rapid iteration.
Best when: you need a fast turnaround, are exploring ideas, or running multiple Quick Analyses in succession.
Larger, more capable models that produce richer design decisions, better security analysis, and more nuanced trade-offs. They take longer but are a better fit for Full Analysis.
Best when: you need a complete, high-quality architecture artefact for a proposal, workshop, or architecture review.
You can mix and match: run a Quick Analysis with a fast model to validate direction, then switch to a smarter model for the Full Analysis.